COMPARE · Data as of August 21, 2026
PEG vs VST
Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. PEG scored 53.1, VST scored 73.8 — VST leads.
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PEG
Public Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
53.1
$72.61 · $36.2B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
20.7
VST leads
VST
Vistra Corp.
73.8
$136.21 · $45.7B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
- CheapestPEG18.1x
- Fastest growthVST+18.6%
- Strongest balance sheetPEG1.42
- Highest qualityVST65 / 100
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
Growth against the P/E multiple. Up and to the right is cheaper and faster — the quality-growth idea in one picture. Points beyond the axis are pinned to the edge and marked off-scale rather than allowed to compress everything else.
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
PEG
stronger →← stronger
VST
58
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
65
77
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
88
34
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
70
VST is stronger on 3 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
PEG
VST
$276mC
FCF
$2.3bB
+12.7%B+
Rev
+18.6%B+
1.42B
D/E
3.73D
18.1xB+
P/E
23.0xC+
3.74D
PEG
0.41A
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
PEG
VST
412% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
17% above
~47%/yr
Growth the price implies10-yr FCF · lower = less priced in
~19%/yr
-81%
1-yr DCF upside
-34%
-80%
5-yr DCF upside
-14%
-79%
10-yr DCF upside
+25%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
Model signals
PEG
Why this score
- Raising its dividend
VST
No notable signals flagged.
The companies
PEGPublic Service Enterprise Group Incorporated
Why now
Utilities - Regulated Electric · market cap $36.2b. 17% off the 52-week high of $87.63. Revenue growing +13%, comfortably above the S&P median. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $85.58 (implying +18% upside).
Moat
Net margin 16% beats the market median by a meaningful margin — the company is keeping more of every revenue dollar than the average S&P constituent. ROE 12% meets the long-run market sustainable threshold — solid but not differentiated; the durability comes from elsewhere.
Risk
Mature compounder — the risk is paying up for quality at a moment when growth is decelerating. Watch for sequential revenue + margin trends; the inflection from "compounder" to "ex-compounder" is hard to spot until the multiple already started compressing.
VSTVistra Corp.
Why now
Utilities - Independent Power Producers · market cap $45.7b. Down 38% from 52-week high of $219.82 — deep drawdown territory. Revenue growing +19%, comfortably above the S&P median. PEG 0.41 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 18 sell-side analysts rate this a Strong Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $219.72 (implying +61% upside).
Moat
ROE 40% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which. FCF converts 102% of net income — earnings translate cleanly into cash, a sign that working capital and capex are well-disciplined.
Risk
D/E 3.73 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 38% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up. Beta 1.43 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
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Where PEG and VST diverge
On the headline score the gap is 20.7 points in favor of VST. The widest single difference is Value, where VST leads by 36.5 points.
- ValuePEG 33.7 · VST 70.2VST +36.5
- GrowthPEG 77.3 · VST 88.3VST +11.0
- QualityPEG 57.6 · VST 64.8VST +7.2
Pillars run 0–100 against sector peers, so a score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.